Floating ottoman



Patented Dec. 1.9; 1950 LAolv-Friso STATES PTEN T --0F F ICE FLOATINGOTTOMAN Emmett `C. Burden, Lansing,-Mich.

Application April 30, 1949,v Serial No. 90;? 13

1 Claim. (Cl. 155-165) This `invention relates' to furniture, isparticularlyconcerned with foot rests, is 4more particularly concernedwith Ottomans, and is most particularly concerned with a floatingottoman which is used most advantageously for resting of an individualsfeet during the use of a rocking chair.

In the prior art there are various types of furniture which can beclassiiied as falling in the category of foot rests. The ottoman is themost popular type of foot rest which has hitherto been available, andthe conventional type of ottoman is quite convenient for use with astationary chair but it is not at all useful for resting the individualsfeet when the individual is using a rocking chair. For example, when theottoman is stationary, the individual resting his feet thereon willexperience a dragging of his feet along the top of the ottoman, whilehis body is being moved to and fro on the rocker. There are also otherdisadvantages inthe use of conventional otto mans.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide anottoman. A still further object of this invention is the provision of aiioating ottoman. It is a further object to provide a floating ottomanof extremely sturdy construction. It is a still further object toprovide a floating ottoman having ease of a to and fro movement. It is afurther object of this invention to provide a floati ing ottoman ofsimple construction and having utility heretofore not present inconventional Ottomans.

I have now discovered and invented an ottoman comprising a pair ofelongated base supports, a pair of cylindrical cross braces, the saidbase supports being connected by the said cylindrical cross braces, aplurality of long vertical spindles, a pair of cross members, the saidvertical spindles disposed between one of the said base supports and oneof the said cross members, an upholstered cushion, two pairs of verticalsupports, each of the said vertical supports being secured to the saidcushion and extending downwardly therefrom, a pair of top supports, twopairs of hangers, each of the said hangers being swingably attached toone end of one of the said top supports at its upper end, and each ofthe said hangers being swingably attached to one of the said verticalsupports, a pair of separator bars, and each of the said separator barsbeing connected at its ends to a pair of opposed hangers, and I am nowable to avoid the disadvantages of the prior art and am able readily toaccomplish the objects set forth.

`While some of thefmore outstanding features, and advantages of thisinvention Shave been hereinbefore set forth, others will become apparentfrom the following disclosures, taken in conjunction with theaccompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a side view of the ottoman of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a right side view of the same.

The two base supports I are parallel to each other and are sufficientlylonger than the length of the upholstered cushion I4 to give propersupport to the ottoman. The pair of cylindrical cross braces 2 connectthe two base supports, are parallel to each other, and are substantiallyperpendicular to the said base supports. A plurality of long verticalspindles 3a connect the base supports I, and the pair of top supports 3,and the top supports 3 are supported upon the vertical spindles 3a. Apair of cylindrical top cross braces 4 connect and reinforce the two topsupports 3. The hangers 5 are suspended, and swingably held to the endsof the said top supports 3, by means of the pins 1. Each pair of thesaid hangers is connected by a cylindrical separator bar 6, and thebottom portion of the hangers are swingably attached substantially tothe bottom of the vertical supports III by means of the pins 8. Eachpair of the vertical supports I are connected by a cross brace 6a. Theseparator bar 6 is secured at each end to each of the two hangers bymeans of the two bolts 9. The pair of vertical supports on each side ofthe ottoman are connected by the cross member Illa. A plurality of shortvertical spindles Ib connect each side of the frame of the cushion andthe two cross members Ia. The two supports I2 provide support for thesprings I3, which springs support the upholstery of the ottoman.

In the use of the ottoman of my invention the feet of the individual areplaced on the cushion I4 of the ottoman and the Vbody of the individualis reposed on a conventional rocker (not shown). A rocking motion isobtained by bracing the feet against the surface of the cushion of theottoman, and the rocking of the rocker, and the to and fro motion of thefloating ottoman is continued at the same rate. I wish to point out thatonce the rocking motion is under way, the entire body of the individual,including his legs and his feet are moved to and fro with little effortand without the conventional friction accompanying the use of aconventional stationary ottoman.

Although I have found that it is not necessary, I do nd it useful toprovide the swngable por-` tions of my invention with ball or rollerbearings, since this prevents excessive friction and allows for asmoother movement of the ottoman.

Having clearly set forth the construction, utility and advantages of myinvention I wish particularly to state that it will be apparent thatchanges in the details of the construction and arrangement of thevarious members of the invention may be resorted to without departingfrom the spirit and scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed.

I claim:

A floating foot rest comprising a pair of elongated base supports, apair of cylindrical cross braces, the said base supports being connectedby the said cylindrical cross braces, a plurality of long verticalspindles, a pair of cross members, a pair of top supports, the saidvertical spindles disposed between one of the said base supports and oneof the said top supports, an upholstered cushion, two pairs of verticalsupports, each of the said vertical supports being secured to the 4 saidcushion and extending downwardly therefrom, two pairs of hangers, eachof the said hangers being swingably attached to one end of one of thesaid top supports at its upper end, and each of the said hangers beingswingably at tached to one of the said vertical supports, a pair ofseparator bars, and each of the said separator bars being connected atits ends to a pair of opposed hangers.

EMMETT C. BURDEN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,175,488 Stoll Oct. 10, 1939FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 273,182 Great Britain June 30, 1927

